Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. An ink cartridge for an inkjet printer having a printhead and at least one first roller adjacent the printhead, the cartridge comprising: a housing defining at least one ink reservoir; and at least one second roller mounted to the housing, the second roller being arranged to cooperate with one of or the at least one first roller to draw print media past the printhead.
2. The ink cartridge according to claim 1 wherein each of the at least one second roller is resiliently biased against a first roller to facilitate the drawing of print media.
3. The ink cartridge according to claim 1 or claim 2 , the cartridge comprising two first and two second rollers mounted to the housing, each second roller cooperating with a respective first roller.
4. The ink cartridge according to claim 1 or claim 2 , the cartridge comprising at least one port for fluid communication with the printhead.
5. The ink cartridge according to claim 1 or claim 2 , the cartridge comprising a data connector for data transfer.
6. The ink cartridge according to claim 6 wherein at least some of the transferred data is indicative of the amount of ink used.
7. The ink cartridge according to claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the at least one ink reservoir includes at least 450 ml of ink.
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January 17, 2006
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